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Grace building - 42nd Street (50 floors)

New York City

"The building was designed principally by Gordon Bunshaft, and completed in 1974.[3] [4] The building was commissioned by the W.R. Grace Company, and was also used by the Deloitte & Touche, LLP formerly Deloitte Haskins & Sells. However, today it is inhabited by several other organizations, most notably AOL Time Warner and Limited Brands.

The building is located at 1114 Avenue of the Americas (also known as Sixth Avenue), but the main entrance is on 42nd Street, between 5th and 6th...One of the notable aesthetic attributes of the building is the concave vertical slope of its north and south facades, on 42nd and 43rd Street. This is similar to another of Bunshaft's creations, the Solow Building, which is no coincidence, as he had used the initial, rejected façade design for that building in his design for the Grace Building.[3] The exterior of the building is covered in white travertine, which forms a contrast against the black windows and makes the building appear brighter than those surrounding it." Wikipedia

Nikon COOLPIX P7100 , Best at original size.
1/1600s f/4 at 4.5mm (I think I used the 21mm Converter) iso100 cropped RAW/PP full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Tom LeRoy30-Dec-2011 14:52
Fabulous skyscraper shot, you can see the concave slope area. V.
Stephanie29-Dec-2011 23:36
Cool pov Frank! Awesome compo too! VV
Karen Stuebing29-Dec-2011 23:07
Great point of view that makes this building touch the sky. V.
Pieter Bos29-Dec-2011 22:40
Very impressive! ~V
Mairéad29-Dec-2011 20:46
Great shot of this imposing skyscraper. V